The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-04-21


POSITION THE DEMOCRACY SHOULD
AssUME-THET TARIFF ABLY AND
FEARLEssLY DISCUSSED. HIS
CHOICE FOR GOVERNOR is
THENoBLEsT ROMAN OF THEM ALL"
ALLEN 6. THURMAN!
WITH POWELL, CAMPBELL, FORAN,
GEpDEs ANDOTHERs IN THE FIELD.
AS the time approaches for the hold
ing of County Conventions, the select
ing of Committees, &c , the political
outlook becomes of general interest; ;
well knowing that the much abused
" interview" is still the most popular
mode of rejecting popular opinion,
we propose from time to time, to give
our readers the benefit of such ideas
as our leading Democrats are willing
to express. With this view, our scribe
applied the pumping process to Maj
D. G. COolnaan. Entering the com
Portable office of the Diamond Glass
Co." day or two since, he found the
subject of our interview writing let
ter with one hand and busily engaged
in keeping the ashes from cob pipe
off the paper with the other. When
he had finished his letter and rendered
the scribe duplicate "pipe full" the
business in hand was commenced
about as follows:
Mr.. Goldman, the PRESS wishes your
opinion of the political situation, what
do you think of it?
Well, really, your question is so gen
eral, / hardly know where to begin or
what to say. First, l might say that
President Cleveland is placing the
/ Democratic party on sure foundation
upon which to build future success.
His infiexibility of purpose, indomit-
able energy and conceded honesty
have convinced the business men OF
the country that Democratic predom.
nance means conservatism aud Off
cial integrity.
Don't you think that a majority
of the rank and file of the Democratic
party think Cleveland's administra
ton panders too much to Republican
. influence, with a tendency to keel
the rascals in ?"
No, sir, do not. 1 am free to admi
t that during the first six months sue
} ceeding Cieveland's Inauguration, il
common with other democrats,
t chaffed under the apparent indiffel
e lence of the administration to the pei
r sonal claims of Democrats to I'll
e offices in its gift, but 1 can now Sc
y bthe wisdom of the President i'll "gOin
b slow" and securing the best men fl
a the several federal offices. There a
,, very few offices in the hands of Repu
licans at present. and these are beiI
SUI erceded daily.
/ "Do you think that Cleveland is
lie "sure enough" Democrat, as our &C
1t ored friends would say, and does
ID show the necessary ability to mainta
's himself against his critics ?"
I'd Yes, indeed. Almost the first CO
De test he had was battle with the r
Or publican Senate, and who dares 10 s.
OF that he was not the victor? Edmunt
he sherman, Allison and Ingalls,, and 1
or the trained politicians in that boz
er combined, met their match in Grow
or Cleveland. Yes indeed, his vetoes a
ne powerful weapons in our hands, a.
,h they show the President to he ev
es more of statesman than his suppo
g ers claimed him to be at the Chica
IS, COnventin in 's4. The Treasury L
partment, under Sec'y Manning, l.
1n been signally well managed. and Civ
ed satisfaction and confidence in financ
ls circles. Sec'y Whitney has expos
OF and stopped corruption in the Ma
he Department, and Lamar sees that ev
tn the Indians have their rights.
rs Leaving the Administration to CO
lie tinue it's way, what do you thil
ed should be the policy in Ohio, in I
ut coming campaign?
Our State Convention should Il
81 place itself on record as being in c.
IN dial sympathy with the national 6
rs ministration. The platform shoU
al take no uncertain position on the tai
10 (which is the one distinct and buI
iis ing issue between the. parties.
O. should declare for o revision of t
/ 80, hn i.,f nf N TO NJ.
n and consumers. Piling up millions
ne dollars yearly in the U. s. Treasu
an in excess of the wants of the Cover
ment. is outrageous. One more bO
III call of ten million dollars will can,
~ all outstanding 3 per cents, and tn
hu every month the government will C
'r' lect ten millions of dollars from
us overtaxed people, in excess OF its nee'
he which will 60 into the treasury, a
~ stay there, soon bringing a financ
81 crisis, and possibly the scenes of Is
d. to '7S may be re-anacted.
de "What is your plan for reducing t
'sl surplus?"
lis Stop collecting it! Those mem b.
of Congress who try to devise legi
:. mate aud illegitimate means to spe
the surplus, in the way of "approp
'' ations" for Rivers and Harbor.
Pauper Pensions" and other lily &C
cealed efforts to perpetuate the "
= taxes ARE digging their political grav
'o' The States of Massachusetts, Minne
~: ia, Michigan and recently little Rho
~ Island, have spoken in thunderi
tones on this subject. I was impress
" the other day by a pertinent way tt
- subject was treated by Hon. w.
W Hill. M. c., of Defiance, Ohio, in
~ interview in the Enquirer, April 81
~ he is reported as explaining the prs
tical working of the present tariff Ii
al this: wait a moment, 1 have t
'o paper here, we won't misquote t
y gentleman.)
W. IL